This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990

This Woman's Work
This Woman's Work
Box set by Kate Bush
Released	22 October 1990
Recorded	1973–1990
Genre	Art rock; art pop; progressive pop; baroque pop;
Length	366:55
Label	EMI
Producer	Kate Bush; Andrew Powell; Jon Kelly; David Gilmour
Kate Bush chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]
Mojo	^[3]
MusicHound Rock	^[4]
New Musical Express	9/10^[5]
Q	^[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]
Select	^[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10^[9]

This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 is a compilation box set by the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. Released in 1990 on CD, vinyl and cassette; it comprises her six studio albums to that point together with two additional albums of B-sides, rarities and remixes. The box set was re-released on CD only in 1998 in different packaging.

The two rarities discs are entitled This Woman's Work: Volume One and This Woman's Work: Volume Two (in the vinyl edition the twenty-nine tracks are spread over three LPs), and have never been released as albums separately from the box set.

Although publicised as a complete collection of Bush's works up to 1990, many tracks released during this time are missing from this collection including the Single Version Remix of "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", the Single Edit remix of "Wow", the dead-end version of "Army Dreamers" which featured on "The Whole Story" album, "Dreamtime" (the instrumental B-side of "The Dreaming" single), "Sat in Your Lap (Single Mix)", "Running Up that Hill (Instrumental Version)", "The Big Sky (Single Version)", "The Sensual World (Instrumental Version)", "The Confrontation" from the "Love and Anger" single and the Single Version Mix of "This Woman's Work". Various songs featured in films were also omitted, notably "The Magician", from the film The Magician of Lublin.

The set was not released in the US, mainly due to The Sensual World being released there by Columbia Records. ^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Kate Bush. Except "In Search of Peter Pan" written by Kate Bush and incorporates "When You Wish Upon A Star" (Lyrics by Ned Washington and Music by Leigh Harline), "Lord of the Reedy River" by Donovan, and "The Handsome Cabin Boy" and "My Lagan Love" which are traditional songs.

Disc 1 – The Kick Inside

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Moving"	2:58
2.	"The Saxophone Song"	3:51
3.	"Strange Phenomena"	2:57
4.	"Kite"	2:57
5.	"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"	2:39
6.	"Wuthering Heights"	4:35
7.	"James and the Cold Gun"	3:31
8.	"Feel It"	3:00
9.	"Oh to Be in Love"	3:21
10.	"L'Amour Looks Something Like You"	2:26
11.	"Them Heavy People"	3:01
12.	"Room for the Life"	4:11
13.	"The Kick Inside"	3:30
Total length:		43:16

Disc 2 – Lionheart

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Symphony in Blue"	3:31
2.	"In Search of Peter Pan"	3:58
3.	"Wow"	3:58
4.	"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"	3:10
5.	"Oh England My Lionheart"	3:10
6.	"Fullhouse"	3:10
7.	"In the Warm Room"	3:49
8.	"Kashka From Baghdad"	4:00
9.	"Coffee Homeground"	3:41
10.	"Hammer Horror"	4:37
Total length:		36:55

Disc 3 – Never for Ever

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Babooshka"	3:30
2.	"Delius (Song of Summer)"	2:49
3.	"Blow Away (For Bill)"	3:32
4.	"All We Ever Look For"	3:50
5.	"Egypt"	4:09
6.	"The Wedding List"	4:21
7.	"Violin"	3:21
8.	"The Infant Kiss"	2:45
9.	"Night Scented Stock"	0:50
10.	"Army Dreamers"	2:55
11.	"Breathing"	5:28
Total length:		37:30

Disc 4 – The Dreaming

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sat in Your Lap"	3:42
2.	"There Goes a Tenner"	3:25
3.	"Pull Out the Pin"	5:29
4.	"Suspended in Gaffa"	3:59
5.	"Leave It Open"	3:27
6.	"The Dreaming"	4:49
7.	"Night of the Swallow"	5:18
8.	"All the Love"	4:29
9.	"Houdini"	3:50
10.	"Get Out of My House"	5:32
Total length:		43:27

Disc 5 – Hounds of Love

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running Up that Hill (A Deal with God)"	4:58
2.	"Hounds of Love"	2:58
3.	"The Big Sky"	4:45
4.	"Mother Stands for Comfort"	3:13
5.	"Cloudbusting"	5:09
6.	"And Dream of Sheep"	2:49
7.	"Under Ice"	2:16
8.	"Waking the Witch"	4:21
9.	"Watching You Without Me"	4:09
10.	"Jig of Life"	4:01
11.	"Hello Earth"	6:16
12.	"The Morning Fog"	2:32
Total length:		47:29

Disc 6 – The Sensual World

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sensual World"	5:16
2.	"Love and Anger"	4:45
3.	"The Fog"	5:14
4.	"Reaching Out"	3:08
5.	"Heads We're Dancing"	5:17
6.	"Deeper Understanding"	4:48
7.	"Between a Man and a Woman"	3:27
8.	"Never Be Mine"	3:51
9.	"Rocket's Tail (For Rocket)"	4:12
10.	"This Woman's Work"	3:30
11.	"Walk Straight Down the Middle"	3:58
Total length:		45:57

Disc 7 – This Woman's Work: Volume One

No.	Title	Originally appears on	Length
1.	"The Empty Bullring"	"Breathing" 7" (1980)	2:13
2.	"Ran Tan Waltz"	"Babooshka" 7" (1980)	2:39
3.	"Passing Through Air"	"Army Dreamers" 7" (1980)	2:01
4.	"December Will Be Magic Again"	"December Will Be Magic Again" 7" (1980)	4:49
5.	"Warm and Soothing"	"December Will Be Magic Again" 7"	2:42
6.	"Lord of the Reedy River"	"Sat in Your Lap" 7" (1981)	2:42
7.	"Ne T'En Fui Pas" (Title is misspelt, the correct spelling in French being "Ne T'Enfuis Pas")	"There Goes a Tenner" 7"/"Suspended in Gaffa" 7" (1982)	2:10
8.	"Un Baiser d'Enfant" (French version of "The Infant Kiss", which originally appeared on the 1980 album Never for Ever)	"Ne T'en Fuis Pas" 7" (1983)	3:00
9.	"Under the Ivy"	"Running Up That Hill" 7" (1985)	2:06
10.	"Burning Bridge"	"Cloudbusting" 7" (1985)	4:44
11.	"My Lagan Love"	"Cloudbusting" 12" (1985)	2:29
12.	"The Handsome Cabin Boy"	"Hounds of Love" 7" (1986)	3:11
13.	"Not This Time"	"The Big Sky" 7" (1986)	3:39
14.	"Walk Straight Down the Middle"	"The Sensual World" 7" (1989)	3:51
15.	"Be Kind to My Mistakes"	"This Woman's Work" 7" (1989)	2:59
Total length:			46:07

Disc 8 – This Woman's Work: Volume Two

No.	Title	Originally appears on	Length
1.	"I'm Still Waiting"	"This Woman's Work" 7" (1989)	4:31
2.	"Ken"	"Love and Anger" 7" (1989)	3:47
3.	"One Last Look Around the House Before We Go"	"Love and Anger" 7"	0:58
4.	"Wuthering Heights" (New vocal)	The Whole Story (1986)	5:02
5.	"Experiment IV"	The Whole Story (1986)	4:19
6.	"Them Heavy People" (Live)	On Stage EP (1979)	4:10
7.	"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake" (Live)	On Stage EP	3:39
8.	"James and the Cold Gun" (Live)	On Stage EP	6:18
9.	"L'Amour Looks Something Like You" (Live)	On Stage EP	2:47
10.	"Running Up That Hill" (12" mix)	"Running Up That Hill" 12"	5:42
11.	"Cloudbusting" (Organon mix)	"Cloudbusting" 12"	6:36
12.	"Hounds of Love" (Alternative)	"Hounds of Love" 7"	3:51
13.	"The Big Sky" (Meteorological mix)	"The Big Sky" 12" (1986)	8:03
14.	"Experiment IV" (12" mix)	"Experiment IV" 12" (1986)	6:48
Total length:			66:14

Personnel

Stewart Arnold – backing vocals
Jimmy Bain – bass
Ian Bairnson – guitar, backing vocals
John Barrett – assistant engineer
Brian Bath – guitar
Haydn Bendall – engineer
Michael Berkeley – arranger
Andrew Boland – engineer
Stoyanka Boneva – vocals
Kate Bush – piano, vocals, producer, Fairlight, harmony
Paddy Bush – mandolin, stick, harmony vocals, slide guitar, mandocello, pan pipes
George Chambers – assistant engineer
Nick Cook – assistant engineer
Danny Dawson – assistant engineer
Barry DeSouza – drums
Geoffrey Downes – trumpet
Pearse Dunne – assistant engineer
Percy Edwards – vocals
Stuart Elliott – percussion, drums
Larry Fast – Prophet 5
Eva Georgieva – vocals
John Giblin – bass, fretless bass
David Gilmour – guitar, backing vocals
Paul Gomazel – engineer
Howard Gray – assistant engineer,
James Guthrie – engineer
Roy Harper – backing vocals
Preston Heyman – drums, stick
Gary Hurst – backing vocals
Patrick Jaunead – assistant engineer
Michael Kamen – arranger
Mick Karn – bass
David Katz – orchestra contractor
Nigel Kennedy – viola
Paul Keogh – guitar
Kevin Killen – engineer, mixing
Nick Launay – engineer
Dave Lawson – arranger, Synclavier
Tom Leader – engineer
Dónal Lunny – bouzouki
Bruce Lynch – bass
Duncan Mackay – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
Kevin McAlea – synthesizer programming
Medici Sextet – strings
Max Middleton – Fender Rhodes
Francis Monkman – Hammond organ
Mike Moran – Prophet 5
Alan Murphy – guitar
Liam O'Flynn – penny whistle, Uilleann pipes
Hugh Padgham – engineer
Del Palmer – bass, engineer, Linn
David Paton – bass
Morris Pert – percussion
Adam Skeaping – viol, string arrangements
Jo Skeaping – string arrangements
John Sheahan – fiddle, whistle
Bill Somerville-Large – engineer
Davy Spillane – whistle, Uilleann pipes
Alan Stivell – Celtic harp
Brian Tench – engineer, mixing
Trio Bulgarka – vocals
Nigel Walker – engineer, assistant engineer, mixing engineer
Eberhard Weber – bass
Bill Whelan – arranger
Jonathan Williams – cello
Peter Woolliscroft – digital editing

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	143

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Larkin, Colin (1998). "Bush, Kate". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3rd ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 850–51. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
^ Sutcliffe, Phil (June 2011). "A Magnificent Obsession". Mojo. No. 211. pp. 82–83.
^ Galens, David (1999). Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 179–80. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
^ Maconie, Stuart (10 November 1990). "Replay". New Musical Express. p. 35.
^ Beattie, Rob (December 1990). "Extravagant". Q. p. 153.
^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Kate Bush". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 122–23. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Brown, Glyn (December 1990). "Senses Working Overtime". Select. p. 110.
^ Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Kate Bush". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
^ "Response from ARIA re: Kate Bush ARIA albums chart history, received 23 April 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the album's peak on the national chart.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Larkin, Colin (1998). "Bush, Kate". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (3rd ed.). Omnibus Press. pp. 850–51. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.

[3] Sutcliffe, Phil (June 2011). "A Magnificent Obsession". Mojo. No. 211. pp. 82–83.

[4] Galens, David (1999). Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (2nd ed.). Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. pp. 179–80. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.

[5] Maconie, Stuart (10 November 1990). "Replay". New Musical Express. p. 35.

[6] Beattie, Rob (December 1990). "Extravagant". Q. p. 153.

[7] Considine, J. D. (2004). "Kate Bush". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 122–23. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[8] Brown, Glyn (December 1990). "Senses Working Overtime". Select. p. 110.

[9] Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Kate Bush". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.

[10] "Response from ARIA re: Kate Bush ARIA albums chart history, received 23 April 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column displays the album's peak on the national chart.

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v t e Kate Bush
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Kick Inside Lionheart Never for Ever The Dreaming Hounds of Love The Sensual World The Red Shoes Aerial Director's Cut 50 Words for Snow
Extended plays	On Stage Kate Bush Aspects of the Sensual World Eat the Music
Live albums	Live at the Hammersmith Odeon Before the Dawn
Compilation albums	The Single File Kate Bush The Whole Story This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 The Other Sides
Videos	Live at the Hammersmith Odeon The Single File The Hair of the Hound The Whole Story The Sensual World: The Videos The Line, the Cross and the Curve
Concerts	The Tour of Life Before the Dawn
Related articles	The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever David Gilmour

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